Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant
Program
Scholarships & Grants Workshop
July 11, 2012
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OTAG 2011
In AY 2011-2012, an estimated 21,000
students received approximately $19
million in OTAG awards.
OTAG appropriations for 2012-2013 :
$19,115,722
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2012-2013
OTAG Program
FAFSA Receipt Deadline for Best
Consideration: March 10, 2012
EFC cutoff: 1700
Non Resident FT Active Military students,
spouses and dependents eligible for OTAG
Students who are ineligible for Pell, will also
be ineligible for OTAG
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AWARD CLAIM FORMS
Pre-populated Award Claim Forms will be set
to FT for Enrollment status
Award Claim Form will be placed on O-Safe
upon request
Award Claim Form Template is available on
OTAG website for schools wishing to create
their own reports
Schools will need to monitor LEU for students
who have reached lifetime eligibility for PELL.
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2012-2013
OTAG Program
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2012-2013 award schedule: FALL 2012
Deadline for submitting Initial Fall Award Claim
Form: October 1, 2012
 Deadlines for submitting final Fall Award Claim
Form: November 13, 2012
 Institutional Notification for Pending Return of
Funds to OTAG: December 3, 2012
 Deadline for OSRHE to notify institutions of any
changes for Spring 2013 awarding criterion:
December 10, 2012
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2012-2013
OTAG Program
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2012-2013 award schedule: SPRING 2013
Deadline for submitting Initial Spring Award
Claim Form: March 4, 2013
 Deadlines for submitting final Spring Award
Claim Form: April 8, 2013
 Institutional Notification of Pending Return of
Funds to OTAG: April 19, 2013
 Deadline for OSRHE to notify institutions of any
Summer OTAG awards: May 1, 2013
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OTAG
ANNOUNCEMENTS
All announcements regarding OTAG are
made through the OASFAA Listserv.
You can subscribe to the listserv at
http://oasfaaok.com/mailingList.php
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OSRHE Secure File
Exchange
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Data Security
All reports containing confidential
student information must be delivered
through OSRHE Secure File Exchange
No data containing student SSNs
communicated through Internet mail –
no reports, no inquiries, no updates
NO EXCEPTIONS K
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Secure File Exchange
https://www.okhighered.org/filetransfer/
Vehicle for exchanging confidential student
data
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OK Promise Claim Forms
OTAG Award Claim Forms and Disbursement
Reports
OTEG Award Claim Forms
Academic Scholars Reports
Other Scholarship Program Reports
Any other document that lists a student’s name
and SSN
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Resource Page
Financial Aid Resources for
Institutions
http://www.okhighered.org/adminfac/FinAidResources/
One location for up-to-date information
including:
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Administrative rules and statutes
Report form templates
Reporting instructions
Other information related to OSRHE financial aid
programs
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OTAG Disbursement
Report
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Payment Process
OTAG Fund requests are run twice a
week – Tuesday and Friday at noon
Funds to and from Public Institutions will
be transferred electronically
Career Technology schools and Private
Colleges will continue to receive paper
checks until further notice.
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OTAG Contacts
General Information
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reports@otag.org
General inquiries
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reports@otag.org
405.225.9456 / Toll Free 800.858.1840
FAX: 405.225.9392
Irala Magee
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imagee@osrhe.edu
405.225.9378
Shipra Sinha
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ssinha@osrhe.edu
405.225.9360
Candice Campbell
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ccampbell@osrhe.edu
405.225.9488
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Comments and
Suggestions?
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